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The History of Drug Take Back Day
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by Stephanie Choice-Farkasdi
02 INTERN SPOTLIGHT
Coordinated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),
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the National Take Back Initiative is a voluntary program
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encouraging the public to return excess or expired prescription and over-the-counter drugs. This event happens twice annually, in the spring and in the fall.
04, 05, 06, 07 YOUTH PREVENTION EDUCATION
08 YOUTH RECOVERY COMMUNITIES
Due to the fact that some municipal sewage treatment plants
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are not designed to treat the improper disposal of unused
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pharmaceuticals, these programs are an environmentally
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supportive method to attempt to avoid the improper disposal of unused pharmaceuticals. As of April 2021, the program has reported the collection of 420 short tons of drugs at 5,060 sites around the country.
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16 UPCOMING EVENTS
17, 18 Also too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands, which can have dangerous and tragic results.
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